Me: Um Hai, sorry I haven't updated in a while. I've been writing other stuff. But HEY! I finally wrote a chapter.

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I looked around and saw nothingness. Was this another dream? It had to be… "Hello? Anyone there?" I called.

Suddenly Dad appeared in front of me and we were in front of our home in Risembool, "Winry's going to kill us for you ruing your automail. She'll blame me and say you're too much like me and I'll get a wrench in my skull." He sighed.

I stared at him, "Automail? What automail?"

He lifted and eyebrow with a confused look, "What do you mean what automail? Your arm, Alice."

"Wha-" I then tried to move my arm but it didn't budge. I looked down and there was a tattered automail arm hanging off my shoulder. "Since…since when do I have automail!"

"Since you lost your arm, Alice. Is everything okay? You're not having another memory blank again are you?" Dad asked still concerned.

"A memory blank?" I asked weakly.

"When you suddenly out of the blue forget everything like right now…"

"But-"

"Alice wake up! Geez you sleep like a damn rock!"

The next thing I knew I was being shaken awake by my brother. I woke with a start and stared at my arm, which was human thank goodness. Why did I keep seeing my arm as automail? I am even in the real world when I'm awake, I'll glance down and see it as automail then take a double take and it'd be human. I'm honestly tired of this.

"Alice? Hello? Anyone home?" Edwin asked waving his hand in front of my face.

"Ah…sorry." I replied turning my head away.

Edwin sighed and sat down on the bed at my feet, "You had another nightmare didn't you?"

"I-I'm not sure what you'd call it. I'd call this one more of a weird dream than a nightmare. Either way I have to tell Dad about it 'cause he demands it."

He nodded then stared down at the floor, "And I'm guessing you won't talk to me or Uncle Al about it, right?"

I slid off the bed and walked past him. I paused, "I'm sorry, all my dreams have something to do with Dad it seems. I know I can talk to him at least, I'm not ready to talk to anyone else yet."

"I understand." Edwin replied with a sigh.

"Where is he?" I asked.

"Out on the balcony."

"Our hotel room has a balcony?" I asked in monotone.

"Didn't you look out the window on our first day here?" Edwin retorted.

I scoffed, "One, it was dark outside and two, I looked down and my arm was automail which scared the hell out of me therefore I wasn't really focused on the outside world."

"I see. Just go talk to Dad…" He grumbled.

"Fine, I will!" I growled.

"Fine."

"Fine!"

I groaned and stomped out the door to the balcony. I paused when I saw my father leaned against the railing staring at the view. I quietly shut the door and made my way over to him. I silently leaned forward against the railing beside him and felt the cool wind touch my skin and hair.

"I don't remember the last time I just got to think about things…" He mumbled to me, "I kind of miss it. Though I don't have to plan out everything as much as I used to."

I smiled up at him, I truly loved it when he was in one of his calm moods. Even though he could be set off at any point and time, it was still nice to cherish it. "Hey Dad…" I began as I turned my head to look at the scenery again, "I had another dream I want to talk to you about."

"A nightmare?" He asked still not taking his eyes off the view.

"No, more like just a strange dream." I replied.

"Like what?"

"We were in front of our home and were worried that Mom would kill us for ruining my automail because she'd say I was too much like you."

Finally he turned his head towards me, "Your automail?"

"Yeah, my automail. My arm was automail."

"W-Which one?" Dad asked with his voice cracking.

"My right."

"Ah…" He replied as he turned his head away once again.

"That was the arm you lost right? In the transmutation?"

"Yeah. You know, I told myself I wouldn't have anything to do with the military when I finished all of that. When I got Al's body back and everything I wanted to stay with Winry in Risembool or Rush Valley, wherever she wanted to be. But now look at me, I've gone off and left in that stupid house again with nothing but her automail parts and the bean girl down the street. But I need to help my country, I already saved everyone in it once, I can do it again. I haven't figured out your nightmares and how you can see my memories but that won't make me think twice about doing this. But Alice, I don't want you to be a State Alchemist."

I stared at him, "What!"

"We can help the military without the titles, I don't want there to be any chance you or your brother are taken away from me."

"You just don't want your title as the youngest State Alchemist taken away." I teased.

"Alice, I'm serious, don't do it. I'm going to talk to Mustang about some of what's been going on. I'm starting to think your dreams could mean that you shouldn't be one, nor your brother either."

I sighed, "Fine whatever you say Dad. I think they just mean something bad is going to happen to me that happened to you. I'm guessing I'm loosing my arm sometime soon. Oh well, it's just automail. I'll live."

Dad banged his fist on the railing, I jumped in surprised and stared at him.

"What-" I began.

"Don't you ever say anything like that again! You understand me, Alice Marie Elric?" He growled.

I stared at him wide-eyed. I knew I was in deep crap if he used my full name, "Y-Yes sir."

He clenched the railing and gritted his teeth, "I don't want you to go through the hell I've seen and done. I don't want you to think of becoming me, alright?"

"B-But Dad! You've saved so many people from homunculi, right? A-And what you just said! You want to help the country, which you already have, remember? You've made an impact, you fell in love with Mom, you have a brother and son that love you, then you have me, your daughter that adores you and goes to you for everything. I love you Dad, you're the only one other than Mom I can talk to. I don't want you to put yourself down! You're a great person, a great father and husband to Mom too! She wouldn't have married you and had Edwin and me if she didn't love you, Dad."

He lightly smiled, "Alice…I love you too and I love your brother, uncle, your mother, and hell even your Aunt Mei. But the thing is, I did put myself through hell and I just don't want to even think of you getting involved in it. I want to help my country but I think that all of you have made me too soft."

I smiled and leaned against him, he then responded by wrapping his arm around my shoulder. I then lifted my head up to see him, "Hey Dad."

"Yeah?" He replied looking down at me.

"You wouldn't know soft if it bit you in the ass."

He chuckled and squeezed me tighter, "You got me there."


Me: Sorry it's short! A longer chapter will be here before you know it! ;)